GoalTree vs Routine Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GoalTree
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Most to-do apps help you get things done. GoalTree helps you get the right things done—by connecting every daily task to your life goals. From life goals down to daily tasks, every action connects to something bigger. GoalTree shows you exactly how. THE PROBLEM Completing tasks is easy. Completing tasks that actually matter? That takes clarity. Most productivity apps treat tasks as isolated items to check off. You stay busy, but never feel like you're making real progress toward what matters. A DIFFERENT APPROACH GoalTree works top-down. Start with your life goals. Break them down through decade, year, and month-level objectives, all the way to today's tasks. When you complete something small, you see exactly how it contributes to something big. THE 8-TIER SYSTEM Life → 10-Year → 5-Year → 1-Year → 6-Month → Monthly → Weekly → Daily Every task has a purpose. Every action serves something bigger. FEATURES - Multiple goal trees for different life areas - Guided wizard builds trees from life to daily - Tier View—see all goals at any level - Progress tracking at every tier - Carry-over tracking shows postponed tasks - Recurring goals for habits - Review prompts keep you on track - Clean, focused design WHO IS THIS FOR? GoalTree is for people who want their work to mean something. If you've ever felt busy but not productive—or completed tasks without feeling real progress—this is for you. This isn't another checklist app. It's for people who want clarity, purpose, and to see how daily effort leads to long-term achievement. PRICING Your first goal tree is free—with unlimited goals. Create as many goals as you need, experience the full methodology, and see if it works for you. Want multiple trees for different areas of life? Unlock unlimited trees with a single purchase. No subscriptions. Yours forever.
Routine Timer
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Big friendly timers. One step at a time. No pressure. Routine Timer is a visual timer for kids and grown-ups who get stuck between steps. Morning, homework, cleanup, bedtime: any routine becomes a sequence of visual steps, each with its own full-screen timer. A big color ring shrinks as the minutes pass, and a gentle tap says it is time to move on. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Build a routine from steps: an icon and a duration, nothing else to set up • One giant timer per step, readable from across the room • A haptic nudge on every transition, and a notification with sound when the screen is off • Pause, skip, go back or restart any step. No streaks, no guilt, no failure stats • Notifications keep the routine going while the phone is locked PERFECT FOR • Morning routine before school, bedtime routine after the bath • Homework blocks and focus sprints • Toddlers and preschoolers learning to get ready on their own • Kids with ADHD or autism who do better with a schedule they can see • Cleanup bursts, chores and screen-time limits WHY IT WORKS A child cannot feel ten minutes, but can see a color ring getting smaller. Steps take the arguing out of transitions: the timer says it is time, not the parent. Grown-ups use it the same way for their own mornings and work sprints. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no analytics, no ads. Works offline. SIMPLE PRICING Your first routine is free, full featured, forever: every step, sounds and notifications. One purchase unlocks unlimited routines. No subscription, nothing recurring. If you already unlocked the app, nothing changes for you.
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Verdict
GoalTree and Routine Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. GoalTree sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Routine Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | GoalTree | Routine Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Isaac Hutchful | ihor Romanenko |
In-app purchases
GoalTree
- Unlimited Trees$7.99
Routine Timer
- Unlock Forever$12.99









